Welcome to the Master's & Doctoral Public Policy Resource Guide!
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Learn Effective Database Search Strategies
(The following are suggestions to improve your search results)
Use different search terms or key words
Truncation or wildcard (*)
Try different databases
Help page
A note about Google Scholar . . .
Although Google Scholar contains many resources, it does not contain access to all relevant resources for hospitality research. Researchers are strongly encouraged to look at the additional resources mentioned above to conduct a thorough literature review. You do not need to purchase articles via Google Scholar many are available for through the UNLV Libraries or via Interlibrary Loan.
For help connecting to UNLV Libraries' resources through Google Scholar see the following tip sheet on the link below:
Using Google: Type in your keywords then add site:.gov to limit your results to government-related resources.
Example: "no child left behind" site:.gov
A think tank or policy institute is a research institute which performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Although many think tanks claim to be neutral, some may be considered to have a more conservative or a more liberal agenda. For example, the Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank and the Heritage Foundation is considered to be conservative. Be sure to examine the "About the Organization" page, in addition to outside sources to investigate the organization's agenda and their political views.
Think tanks are defined by the above as institutions affiliated with universities, governments, advocacy groups, foundations, non-governmental organizations, and businesses that generate public policy research, analysis, and activity.
Tips: Search these selected think tanks by keywords to find research and analysis.
If one seems most relevant to your topic, go to the home page and mine the site for publications, issues, research, and links to other organizations.
To obtain official data sources on Google, remember to type in site:.gov after your keywords. Search example: "teen pregnancy statistics" site:.gov
Handout covering the basics of APA style - 7th Edition. (created by Samantha Godbey, Education Librarian)
PPT (updated for 7th Edition), including potentially tricky examples such as book chapters and secondary citations. (created by Samantha Godbey, UNLV Education Librarian)
From APA, color-coded explanation of journal, book, and book chapter references (pdf).
Side by side comparison of the two editions, created by a librarian at East Carolina University.
This is a dependable site for APA questions. Look for their Sample Paper, too.
Other Resources:
From APA: Detailed instructions and examples from the 7th edition
from APA
Provides a DOI for an article citation when one is available.
Explains when to give credit to another person for their intellectual work (and how to do it correctly). Look for the "Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing" section on the left for examples of each.
Resources for APA 6th Edition (Old Edition as of 2020):
Samantha's handout covering the basics of APA style - 6th Edition. Use only if your instructor says to still use the older edition!
Use the following resources to track citations, including by author, number of articles cited, number of articles published, etc.
What is RefWorks?
RefWorks is a web-based bibliographic software package that enables you to:
"New" RefWorks Instructions